Message-ID: <16096922.1075852132137.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 06:14:19 -0700 (PDT) From: dgagliardi@reliant.com To: clint.dean@enron.com Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #79 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: dgagliardi@reliant.com@ENRON X-To: Dean, Clint , chay@reliant.com, grant.edwards@lmco.com, jknauth@reliant.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \CDEAN (Non-Privileged)\Dean, Clint\Info X-Origin: DEAN-C X-FileName: CDEAN (Non-Privileged).pst ----- Forwarded by David M Gagliardi/TTG/HouInd on 08/16/01 08:11 AM ----- "Gagliardi, Michael" To: "'dgagliardi@reliantenergy.com'" , , nocal.com> "'david.ricks@spotplus.com'" cc: 08/16/01 Subject: FW: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #79 06:43 AM > -----Original Message----- > From: TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 11:38 PM > To: TruOrange@aol.com > Subject: True Orange E-Mail/Fax #79 > > True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service > Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #79, Wednesday, August 15, 2001 > Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 - > Phone > 512-795-8536 > > Benson Impressive in Full Pads, Already Working with Second Team > > Freshman RB Cedric Benson had some impressive runs Wednesday night in the > Longhorns' first workout in full pads. > Benson set high school records that almost defy description, like five > touchdowns in three straight state championship games, but the UT roster > is > full of high school stars and none of that counts when they reach the next > > level. > Benson looked a little tentative the first two times he carried the ball > Wednesday night, but then he reverted to the explosive running style that > made him famous at Midland Lee, simply exploding through the hole on play > after play. He also put on a good cutback move to make five yards on an > end > sweep that appeared to be going nowhere. > It's too early to say he's the answer to the Longhorns' running back > problems, but he certainly made a good start in his first opportunity to > impress the coaches. He's already playing a lot with the second team. > Junior OT Robbie Doane, apparently stung by the coaches' decision to train > > guard Derrick Dockery at his spot, too, because they felt it needed to be > strengthened, had the best practice of his career. He even pancaked star > DE > Kalen Thornton once in the one-on-one drills in which the defensive > linemen > try to get past the offensive linemen to sack the quarterback. > The best hit of the Wednesday night practice was one safety Phillip > Geiggar > put on star WR Roy Williams as Williams was grabbing a pass across the > middle. Geigger whacked him so hard Williams went one way and the ball > went > the other way. > Defensive coordinator Carl Reese said he plans to shuffle four ends and > four > tackles against the passing teams on the Longhorns' schedule. He said > Marcus > Tubbs will be one of his starting tackles and he said the other one will > be > Maurice Gordon against passing teams and Stevie Lee or Adam Doiron against > > running teams. > He said DEs Thornton and Cory Redding will start agains everybody, but he > said converted linebackers Reed Boyd and Marcus Wilkins will play a lot > against the passing teams. > Reese also said he has been very impressed with freshman CB Aaron Ross and > > might use him when he plays five defensive backs against the pass-oriented > > teams. He also said Cedric Griffin, another freshman CB, has looked good > since his return from a sprained ankle and might figure in the rotation. > Head coach Mack Brown said sophomore WR B. J. Johnson "is starting to > play > like he did in high school, making guys miss and picking up big yardage > after > the catch." Johnson was rated as the nation's top wide receiver recruit by > > several national recruiting services, but has been overshadowed at Texas > by > fellow sophomore Williams, who broke UT's true freshman record for > receiving > yardage last season. > The Longhorn coaches have put in more sweeps and misdirection plays to > make > the offense less predictable, and, on defense, new secondary coach Duane > Aki > na has put in some new coverages designed to confuse opposing quarterbacks > > by making a zone defense out of what looks like a man-for-man defense and > vice versa. > The sweeps are a big help for starting TB Victor Ike, the fastest running > back in the UT stable. He can run inside, but he is very dangerous on > sweeps > because of his outstanding speed. > Akina also said his defensive backs at Texas have more talent than most of > > the great defenses he coached at Arizona in the famed "Desert Swarm" > defense. > He said there are several DBs at Texas who have pro potential after their > college careers are over. > The Longhorns will have their first full scrimmage of the pre-season > Thursday > at 3 p.m. in Royal Memorial Stadium. Then they will practice at 8:30 a.m. > and > 7 p.m. Friday at the Denius Fields before having a second scrimmage at 9 > a.m. > Saturday in Royal Memorial Stadium. > * * * * > RECRUITING NOTES: The three-game suspension drawn by the state's top wide > receiver, Robert Timmons of Flower Mound Marcus, is not his first brush > with > trouble and probably will cause the Longhorns to slow down their efforts > to > recruit him. Brown shies away from problem athletes generally, and Timmons > > drawing a suspension for an unidentified offense is a real negative. > Obviously, this is not something I would like to see quoted on the > internet. > I try to be frank with all of you, but it would not be helpful to UT for > this > to be bandied about publicly. . . The Longhorns still have 12 commitments. > > There are some great recruits like LB Aaron Harris of North Mesquite, RB > Aaron Hardy of Galena Park, DT Rodrique Wright of Alief Hastings, DT-OG > Kasey > Studdard of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and WR Marquis Johnson of Champaign, > Ill., who are national top 100 players who strongly favor the Horns, but, > of > that grolup, only Johnson is likely to commit in the near future. He plans > to > try to come to the Horns' opener on his official visit and is a good bet > to > commit when he does. > * * * * > My next e-mail/fax will be whenever events warrant. > * * * * > The True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service includes at least 99 fax/e-mails a > year and costs $99 ($79 by E-Mail). The True Orange Newsletter includes > 26 > newsletters and is published weekly during football season and twice > monthly > during most of the other months. It costs $45. Save by subscribing to both > > for $130 (or $110 if you take the faxes via E-Mail or $99 if you take > both > services via E-Mail). Send check to address at the top of page. I also > update my 900 number - 1-900-288-8839 - daily with recruiting news. My > E-Mail address is: truorange@aol.com.